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PRRD to use last 2 years in going after corrupt PhilHealth execs
President Rodrigo Duterte vowed to use his remaining two years in office to go after corrupt officials at the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth).
He stated that he would ensure erring PhilHealth personnel face appropriate charges before he steps down in 2022.
The Justice Secretary reported that the legal department of PhilHealth is one of the biggest sources of fraudulent activities.
The Office of the Ombudsman had already ordered the preventive suspension of 13 PhilHealth officials prior to the creation of the task force.
Duterte previously formed a task force, headed by the Department of Justice, to probe the anomalies within the state health insurer.
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Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) President Ricardo C. Morales resigned, with President Rodrigo R. Duterte accepting his resignation ostensibly to allow him to focus on his cancer treatment.
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Senator Panfilo Lacson sees the resignation of PhilHealth senior vice president for the legal sector, Rodolfo Del Rosario Jr., as a positive development for the investigation into PhilHealth anomalies.
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Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) president and CEO Ricardo Morales resigned on August 26, 2020, with Health Secretary Francisco Duque III confirming President Rodrigo Duterte accepted his resignation.
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Senate President Pro Tempore Ralph Recto stated that the PhilHealth board, which includes five members of President Duterte's Cabinet, has apparently neglected its duties, leading to the state insurer's "implosion."
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The Ombudsman has suspended 13 PhilHealth officials for six months without pay due to an ongoing corruption probe related to the Interim Reimbursement Mechanism (IRM).
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